President Xi Jinping wants to build on China’s success in brokering the diplomatic deal between Iran and Saudi Arabia by playing a more active role in global affairs.
Monthly Archives For March 2023
As China embraces electric cars, this start-up is trying to profit from a 60-year-old smart glass technology
The technology Ambilight is working on – thin film assembled with proprietary EC materials – aims to solve heat and light problems in glass Sunroofs are a popular feature in electric cars, with the …
N. Korean FM congratulates Chinese counterpart following new Beijing Cabinet confirmation
North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son-hui has sent a congratulatory message to her Chinese counterpart following the confirmation of Beijing’s new Cabinet, according to state media Tuesday. In the …
Is a fall in China’s military exports a sign of stockpiling at home?
Chinese arms sales fell by nearly a quarter in 2018-2022, according to new report Geopolitical tensions, Covid-19 disruptions were main factors in the decline, analysts say A drop in China’s arms …
China is officially reopening to foreign tourists in a major easing of COVID-19 restrictions
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Takeaways from China’s People’s Congress: Xi’s new appointees, economic reboot, and a ‘Great Wall of Steel’
NPC, the Chinese government unveiled key priorities including tech self-sufficiency and President Xi Jinping further cemented his power.
Four-Fifths of French Business Alliance Members to Visit Post-Covid China in 2023
Headquarters staff of some 80 percent of the members of the French Chamber of Commerce and Industry in China intend to go to China this year as the Asian country overcomes the Covid-19 pandemic. Some
Li: China committed to opening-up
Photo by Feng Yongbin/China Daily] Opening-up is a basic State policy of China, and no matter how the external situation evolves the country will stay firmly committed to pursuing the policy, Li Qiang said at…
Hunter Biden business associates have bank records subpoenaed by top Republican
A top Republican investigator subpoenaed at least one bank for records tied to Hunter Biden business associates as part of the congressman’s efforts to learn more about the business dealings President Joe Biden’s son had…
U.S. and allies partner on ‘submarine of the future’ in bid to counter China
Officials have said the move wasn’t aimed at any one country, but it’s widely been seen as a way to counter China’s military buildup in Asia.
A new Pentagon map shows how China is beefing up what a top US general calls its ‘dangerous position’ in the South China Sea
Chinese forces are “rehearsing, they’re exercising, they’re experimenting” in the South and East China Seas, the head of US Army Pacific says.
China exerts control over internet cable projects in South China Sea
China has begun to impede projects to lay and maintain subsea internet cables through the South China Sea, as Beijing seeks to exert more control over the infrastructure transmitting the world’s data.
Biden seeks tension-easing call with China’s Xi Jinping
With relations frosty in the wake of spy balloon controversy and with allies’ plan to outfit Australia with nuclear submarines, the U.S. president looks to dial down tensions with Beijing.
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